As Missouri restricts abortion, Planned Parenthood opens massive new clinic across the border.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/10/02/missouri-restricts-abortion-planned-parenthood-opens-massive-new-clinic-across-border/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-health-science%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

Planned Parenthood will open a large facility in southern Illinois to help the women’s health-care provider meet a surging demand from Missouri, which has only one abortion provider for a state of more than 6 million people.

The 18,000-square-foot Fairview Heights facility was constructed in secret, CBS News first reported, and would be able to accommodate 11,000 patients a year. It will start taking its first patients later this month.

An existing, smaller Fairview Heights facility took care of 5,000 patients last year alone, according to Planned Parenthood’s announcement. The new facility would provide family planning as well as a wide array of women’s health-care services, including annual exams, breast cancer screenings and STD tests. It will offer both medical and surgical abortions.

Missouri has some of the most severe abortion restrictions in the country, while neighboring Illinois has expanded access to its residents. Planned Parenthood operates the only remaining abortion provider in Missouri, located in St. Louis. That clinic will remain open, according to the organization.

[DarthDem]

1. Good.

The dark ages in Missouri on this issue disgust me.

[Volaris]

3. Me as well, and I live here.

[UTUSN]

2. K&R

[unitedwethrive]

4. Thanks for reminding me to donate to Planned Parenthood!

They need it now, more than ever.